Haley Joel Osment Admits To ‘Blackout’ After DUI Arrest, Says Losing His Home In Fires Led Him To A ‘Low Emotional Place’

by admin | Apr 18, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles

Child actors are able to move audiences, but there is a stereotype about them having troubles as an adult. Actor Haley Joel Osment has had a successful career on the screen and stage, but recently made headlines for his DUI arrest. There’s video of him using some offensive language during the arrest, and Osment has since admitted to being “blackout” during the encounter. He’s also issued an apology about his behavior toward the police.

While the actor is best known for movies like The Sixth Sense and Pay It Forward, he’s now 37 years old. While he’s continued to work in projects like The Boys (streaming with an Amazon Prime subscription). Unfortunately he was arrested in Mammoth Lakes, California last week for public intoxication and possession of a controlled substance. This would have already turned heads, but bodycam footage of him calling police Nazis and more went viral. Osment issue a statement to People, which reads:

The California wildfires, he seems to have contrition for his behavior on the day of the DUI. And it seems like he had no memory about the words that came out of his mouth to police officers last week.

Per this statement, Osment only recently saw the viral video footage of his arrest. Otherwise he seemingly would have spoken out sooner about his conduct on that faithful day. Page Six’s YouTube published the video of the incident, which you can see below:

Only time will tell how thing shake out with this legal situation. But Osment’s remorse and apology may factor into into the proceedings when he’s arraigned on June 7. While he doesn’t have a completely squeaky clean record, the Blink Twice actor doesn’t have a long history of legal troubles like other former child stars.

Back in 2018 Haley Joel Osment had a run in with the police following an airport argument. He also famously was charged with misdemeanor drunk driving back in 2006 when he was just 18 years old. But these have been the primary controversies for the actor.

Recently fans have wondered if Osment might join his sister on George and Mandy’s First Marriage, which is doing quite well. Additionally, the public was moved by Osment’s memory of Bruce Willis on The Sixth Sense, especially since the legendary actor’s frontotemporal dementia diagnosis. There’s clearly a ton of love for Osment, so hopefully this arrest was merely a hiccup during a difficult time.

32 Famous Actors Who Took Hiatuses

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles

Everybody deserves a break every once in a while, and that includes actors. Some of Hollywood’s finest have even indulged in stepping away from the camera for years on end, such as these celebrities.

Joe Pesci

Academy Award winner Joe Pesci went eight years without an acting role, the last being in Lethal Weapon 4, before making a cameo in 2006’s The Good Shepherd. He finally appeared in another starring role in 2010’s Love Ranch, lent his voice to 2015’s A Warrior’s Tale, and later received his third Oscar nomination for portraying Russell Buffalino in 2019’s The Irishman. He waited another four years to break retirement for Peacock’s Pete Davidson-led TV show, Bupkis, and a boxing movie called Day of the Fight.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies, Ke Huy Quan appeared in nothing between 1996’s Red Pirate and 2002’s Second Time Around, during which he worked as a stunt coordinator for movies like X-Men and The One. He was absent from the screen for another 19 years before showing up in Finding Ohana, but the former child star’s huge comeback came the following year with his Oscar-winning role in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Meg Ryan appeared in a few episodes of Web Therapy between 2011 and 2013 before returning to cinema as star and director of 2015’s Ithaca. That same year, the When Harry Met Sally… actor appeared in a TV movie called Fan Girl and, eight years later, she wrote, directed, and starred in a 2023 rom-com called What Happens Later.

Saturday Night Live star Eddie Murphy decided to take a year-long break that turned into a six-year hiatus, according to an interview with People. He came out of retirement to play the title role of a 2016 drama called Mr. Church before earning a Golden Globe nomination for portraying Rudy Ray Moore in 2019’s Dolemite Is My Name.

Joaquin Phoenix’s claim that he was retiring from acting in favor of a rap career was all a hoax for Casey Affleck’s 2010 mockumentary, I’m Still Here. However, he did briefly step away from the spotlight during that time, following the 2009 release of Two Lovers. He made his official return in 2012 with Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and would go on to win an Oscar for Joker in 2019.

the voice of his Spaceballs character, Dark Helmet.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s last major acting gig before taking office as the governor of California was the title role of 2003’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. Not counting a few uncredited cameos during his political stint – namely in The Rundown, Around the World in 80 Days, The Kid & I, and The Expendables – the Austrian-born bodybuilder made his official return to acting as part of the ensemble cast for The Expendables 2.

timeline of Cameron Diaz’s acting career experienced a gap after she starred in the 2014 remake of Annie with Jamie Foxx. The Charlie’s Angels star spent the next 11 years focusing on raising her family and entrepreneurship before making a comeback in 2025 with Netflix’s spy comedy, Back in Action, which also stars Foxx as her husband and espionage partner.

allegation against then Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk, whom he claims assaulted him in 2003. While the Mummy star did some TV work during that time, it was strange to see the A-lister completely absent from the big screen for so long, making his subsequent comeback and Oscar win for 2022’s The Whale such a refreshing moment.

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former child star who still acts, but there was a significant gap between adolescence and adulthood in which he was almost nowhere to be seen. After playing the title role of 1994’s Richie Rich, which earned him a Razzie, he took a break, only to emerge nine years later with his most mature role yet, in Party Monster.

announced that he would make a return to star in his son, Ronan Day Lewis’, directorial feature debut, Anemone.

the actor was openly critical of. However, the Scottish former James Bond star did come out of retirement once in 2012 to voice the title role of Sir Billi (also known as Guardian of the Highlands in the US) before he passed away in 2020.

Hunger Games movies and her Oscar win for Silver Linings Playbook, before deciding to take a break after saying goodbye to the X-Men movies franchise with 2019’s Dark Phoenix. She would return just two years later, however, with Adam McKay’s Oscar-nominated satire, Don’t Look Up, in 2021.

sketch comedy series, Chappelle’s Show, and leave the country, due to creative differences and pressures. He would make infrequent appearances at comedy clubs for the next decade before returning to acting in Spike Lee’s 2015 satire, Chi-Raq, hosting Saturday Night Live the following year, and releasing a series of acclaimed Netflix stand-up specials in 2017.

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey.

horror-comedy classic, Gremlins, and the high school movie favorite, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Her popularity did not repeat in the ’90s because, after starring in the title role of 1994’s Princess Caraboo, she would retire from acting, only to return just once more for 2001’s The Anniversary Party.

video game movie. Perhaps this should be considered the retirement he had announced in 2022.

Harry Potter movies made Emma Watson one of the biggest stars in the world. However, she would step away from acting for a while after starring in 2019’s Little Women as Meg March.

Chuck Norris

After starring in a straight-to-video action film called The Cutter and reprising Cordell Walker in a TV special called Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial By Fire in 2005, Chuck Norris took a break from acting. He would later to return in 2012 for an appearance in The Expendables 2.

As Liv And Mia Tyler Opened Up About Their Dad, Steven, They Claimed He Used Scarves On His Microphone To ‘Hide’ Drugs Onstage

by admin | Apr 17, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles

Liv and Mia Tyler are celebrities who grew up with a famous parent, Steven Tyler. He’s the frontman for Aerosmith and one of the previous American Idol judges from seasons 10 and 11. However, the two sisters opened up on allegations that their father would use the trademark scarves on his microphone to “hide” his drugs onstage.

Steven Tyler always knew how to give electrifying performances when singing hit songs like “Cryin’,” “Dude (Looks Like a Lady),” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.” Other than his high screams and wide vocal range, Tyler was also known for tying scarves on his microphone onstage. While Liv and Mia Tyler were talking on the podcast Sibling Revelry about how “wild” their father was with his “stamina” and being a “magical unicorn,” Mia also spoke about what the “Walk This Way” singer would allegedly really use his colorful onstage scarves for:

fascinating facts about Liv Tyler and her relationship with her dad is not even knowing the true identity of the “Sweet Emotion” singer until she was 11. The Lord of the Rings cast member thought her dad was her mom’s longtime partner, Todd Rundgren, until she ran into her biological father at Rundgren’s concerts.

From then on, the two began to spend more time together, with her acting debut being in Aerosmith’s “Crazy” music video. Back in 2022, the father-daughter duo even had an adorable outing at Disneyland Paris with the proud rock-n-roll dad excited to see his daughter on a poster outside of an attraction. What a pair the two are!

Mia and Liv Tyler’s claims about their father hiding drugs onstage in his scarves add another layer to how addiction was literally woven into the fabric of his life. The same accessory that helped define Steven’s rock star image apparently had a deeper meaning. However, stories like this are important to tell to break the stigma of addiction and the importance of recovery.

Warfare’s Opening Scene Gave Me Some Unexpected Pleasant Nostalgia, Despite The Harrowing Plot

by admin | Apr 14, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles

SPOILER WARNING: The following article describes the opening scene from Warfare in explicit detail. If you have not yet seen the new A24 movie and typically prefer to experience films with a fully fresh mind, proceed with caution if you continue to read on.

My favorite 2025 movie so far is easily Warfare from writers and directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. Echoing our own Eric Eisenberg’s Warfare review, the masterful war movie is an uncomfortably immersive, astonishingly authentic, and unceasingly terrifying snapshot of the Iraq War… but not at first.

Before the plot, told in real time, of U.S. soldiers desperate to escape a traumatic, deadly situation kicks in, the film begins in a way that I absolutely did not see coming. Furthermore, I did not expect the opening sequence of this intense combat drama to hit me on a deeply personal level, bringing me back to a fond memory from my days in high school. Allow me to explain…

Warfare Opens With Eric Prydz’s “Call On Me” Video

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After about a minute of hair-tossing and sweat-dripping action, the movie cuts to the cast – including acclaimed A24 movie veteran Will Poulter and Beef Season 2 star Charles Melton – watching the video from a laptop. They are huddled together in a room, jumping around at the sight of beautiful dancing women (and one guy) having the time of their lives.

I compulsively let out an audible “No way!” when the scene began, and for more than one reason. It completely took me by surprise as a welcome moment of nostalgia. Because I cannot deny it, my friends and I often used to watch that exact same video when we were in our teens, and spent the time jumping around and fist-bumping just like the soldiers from Warfare. Never did I expect to see “Call On Me” on an IMAX screen, let alone as part of a movie like this.

reviews for Warfare have been almost universally grand, I imagine some critics and audience might see the “Call On Me” opening as a derivative exemplification of the early 2000s male gaze. However, I believe it serves as a potent introduction to the film’s theme of brotherhood and, especially given my personal experience with the video, an effective way of helping the audience relate to the characters.

On a deeper level, it offers a glimpse into the bright side of a soldier’s life at wartime when they come together to make more favorable memories than the ones from combat. Plus, starting the film with something as breezy and funny as men partying to a cheesy music video brilliantly invokes a lighthearted mindset that makes its sharp detour into unmitigated chaos all the more startling.

The first thing I did after leaving my Warfare screening was text my friends to recommend they see the film, which is now in theaters, and let them know they will find the opening scene particularly amusing. Of course, I also made sure to prepare them for the challenging nature (to put it lightly) of what takes place afterwards. I realize could just revisit “Call On Me” at home if they wanted to, but this is likely anyone’s chance to see it in IMAX.

A PSA From Shooter McGavin: Happy Gilmore 2 Will ‘Be Fantastic,’ And I Love How Humorously On-Brand The Reason Is

by admin | Apr 13, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles

Debuting this summer as part of the 2025 movie schedule is the long-hoped-for Happy Gilmore 2, the sequel to Adam Sandler’s classic 1996 golf movie. The film will see Sandler reprise his role as the hot-tempered, titular golfer alongside a host of other returning stars. Christopher McDonald, the actor who plays pompous athlete Shooter McGavin is also back, and I’m hoping to see him and Happy duke it out on the green once more. McDonald is spoiling the film, but he did just share an A+ reason as to why it’ll be excellent.

It’s natural that when a high-profile movie like the Happy Gilmore sequel is inching towards release that most actors do their best to avoid dropping spoilers. That was certainly the case when Christopher McDonald was approached by TMZ, which sought to gain insight into his return as Shooter. McDonald did, however, share some glowing thoughts on the experience of working on the film and reuniting with his co-stars:

how famous Shooter has become in the years since the film’s release. Only a handful of movie villains truly manage to break through and become popular with general audiences. As snide as McGavin is, I’m not surprised at all that the character continues to receive much love.

Shooter aside, fans may also be happy to know that Julie Bowen and Ben Stiller are reprising their roles as Virginia Venit and Hal L. in Happy Gilmore 2. Bowen loved working with Adam Sandler again, and she also enjoyed the copious amount of cameos the film has. John Daly, Jack Nicklaus, Rory McIlroy and more famous golfers are set to appear in the movie as are Travis Kelce, Reggie Bush and even Eminem.

I’d still love to receive more plot details on this upcoming sports sequel, but I’m intrigued by what I’ve seen and heard thus far. (Plus, it’s hard to deny the allure of some A+ golf-related shenanigans and nipple-twisters.) Christopher McDonald sounds sure that he, Adam Sandler and co. are going to deliver gold. Given how long people have been asking for this movie, I hope it’s a hole-in-one.

Happy Gilmore 2 is set to make its streaming debut on July 25, so be sure you have a Netflix subscription so that you can check it out.

A Minecraft Movie Dominates The Weekend Box Office Again Amid A Slew Of New Releases

by admin | Apr 13, 2025 | Articles, Cinemablend Articles

After three months of mostly disappointment, Jared Hess’ A Minecraft Movie arrived at the box office last week as a much-needed blockbuster injection. The film’s domestic earnings in its first three days nearly doubled the earnings of any other 2025 release in its opening weekend, and it added fire to the marketplace doing so. Of course, the big question at the end of the analysis of its debut numbers regarded whether or not its popularity could be sustained – and one week later, it appears the answer to that questions is “Yes.”

This weekend’s Top 10 is populated by a number of new arrivals (half of the list, in fact), but what hasn’t changed is A Minecraft Movie‘s position at the head of the pack. Check out the full chart below and join me after for analysis.

A Minecraft Movie Adds Another $80 Million To Its Domestic Haul, Crosses $500 Million Worldwide

the film didn’t exactly wow critics at large, it’s proven to be a critic-proof blockbuster targeted at younger demographics, and its success has continued with an $80.6 million haul in its second weekend (per The Numbers).

Figures will change as Sunday ticket sales continue to roll in, but that’s a 50 percent drop from its $162.8 million debut, which is a reflection of movie-goer retention/good word of mouth from its target audience. The money brings the release’s domestic total to date up to $281 million, which makes it the biggest hit of the year so far – having blown past Julius Onah’s Captain America: Brave New World ($200 million) in the ranking.

According to Variety, the production budget for A Minecraft Movie was a reported $150 million – not counting publicity and marketing costs – so it is well into profit mode at this point. The film is performing better in the United States and Canada than it is abroad, but the numbers are extremely close. The release has made a total of $269.6 million from foreign markets thus far, bringing the blockbuster’s worldwide earnings up to $550.6 million.

The video game adaptation still has a shocking amount of ground to cover if it’s going to be dubbed the biggest worldwide hit of 2025 by the end of its run, as Zi Jiao animated Ne Zha 2 has that position pretty much locked down right now – having made $2 billion globally, $1.9 million having been earned in China. A Minecraft Movie is, however, the second title on that list, and though it’s only April, there is a good chance it will be able to keep its position in the Top 10 for the year by the end of December.

As I noted last week, one huge benefit the title has is that there aren’t any major studio releases on the way to theaters in the coming weeks that will be targeting the film’s demographic. There is a chance that we could see A Minecraft Movie stake a claim in the Top 10 at least through mid-May.

The Amateur Settles For A Third Place Finish And Modest Earnings In Its Debut

As I noted in my two-star CinemaBlend review of James Hawes’ The Amateur, the film starring Rami Malek is the third underdog action movie to be released so far in 2025, following both Jonathan Eusebio’s Love Hurts and Dan Berk and Robert Olsen’s Novocaine, and while I would personally argue that it’s the worst of the three (it’s certainly the most boring), it managed to have the most successful opening weekend at the box office of the trio.

Love Hurts notably bombed, earning just $5.8 million when it debuted prior to Valentine’s Day, and Novocaine only managed to make $8.8 million when it first arrived in theaters in the middle of last month, but The Amateur and its star-power has kicked off its run at the box office by earning $15 million while playing in 3,400 locations in the United States and Canada. That’s good enough to be the ninth best opening weekend of 2025 in general (remember: it’s been a very slow year).

It’s noteworthy that while the new action movie has a plot that travels around the globe and sports a cast including Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Holt McCallany, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jon Berhthal, Julianne Nicholson, and Laurence Fishburne, it only cost $60 million to make.

The revenge thriller’s earnings more than double when factoring what it has made from overseas ($17.2 million), equating to a $32.2 million big screen gross to date. It’s a title that certainly needs to make as much money as it possibly can right now, because it’s the kind of title that fades quickly after a big opening weekend marketing push.

Settling For Fourth Place, Warfare Fails To Put Up Civil War-Esque Numbers

While Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s Warfare is a unique movie that stripes away traditional dressings of “cinema” to try and relate the titular experience, it feels natural to compare it to Garland’s Civil War from last year. Different as they may be, the two films share a director and a genre, and they’ve arrived in theaters courtesy of A24 almost exactly 12 months apart. The studio was undoubtedly hoping that the features would also have similar box office success – but thus far, that’s not the case.

Civil War notably won the box office in its opening weekend last April and made $25.5 million while doing so, but Warfare has not had that same kind of success. Instead, landed in fourth place and made just a third of what that Kirstin Dunst-led thriller made. The 2025 feature includes a stellar ensemble cast that includes Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn, Cosmo Jarvis, Charles Melton and more, but it made just $8.3 million since Friday.

Of course, another key difference between Warfare and Civil War is that the former cost $30 million less to make compared to the latter ($20 million vs. $50 million, according to Deadline), and that’s definitely going to help the title’s bottom line before it finishes its big screen run. And for what it’s worth, the new release has gotten a better critical response than any other title that arrived in theaters this weekend, and word of mouth pay end up influencing more ticket sales.

Drop

Lastly, I’ll highlight Christopher Landon’s Drop, this week’s fifth place finisher, which made $7.5 million in its first Friday-to Sunday in the United States and Canada (it has made $10 million globally thus far). Being a Blumhouse title, the thriller starring Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar didn’t exactly cost a lot – specifically $11 million – so its opening weekend earnings will go a lot further than other titles… but one still has to wonder if it might have done better if it had come out during a less busy weekend.

The title got some nice hype coming out of its premiere last month at the SXSW Film Festival, but it has a tough road ahead of it as a couple of other notable upcoming April releases will try and steal its audience: Ryan Coogler’s Sinners and David Sandberg’s video game adaptation Until Dawn.

Sinners is the big title heading to theaters this coming weekend alongside Rob Edwards and Christopher Jenkins’ animated Sneaks and Andrew Ahn’s romantic comedy The Wedding Banquet starring Bowen Yang. Be sure to head back here to CinemaBlend next Sunday to see how the titles compete with the slew of films currently playing.